Reflector for miners&#39; lamps.



z. HOUGH a; L. F. WEAVBR. REFLECTOR FOR MINERS' LAMPS.

AFPLIOATION I'ILED .'FEB.1, 1909.

923,655. Patented June 1; 1909.

anvzmtova Z ZTFMm/n UNTTE ZAOHARIAH HOUGH AND LESLIE F. WEAVER, OF BANNING, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFLECTOR FOR MINERS LAMPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed. February 1, 1909. Serial No. 475,498.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ZAOHARIAH HoUGH and LESLIE F. WEAVER, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Banning, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reflectors for Miners Lamps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to miners lamps, and more particularly to the flame reflectors and shields thereof.

The primary object of our invention is to provide a miners lamp with a movable reflector which will facilitate the filling of the lamp with oil.

Another object of our invention is to mount a reflector or shield upon the lid of the miners lamp, whereby when the lid is open, the shield or reflector will be moved away from the flame of the lamp, permiting of the miner observing the interior thereof to determine when the lamp has been filled.

We are aware of the fact that reflectors and shields have heretofore been provided on the spout of a miners lamp, but so far as we are aware of, these have generally been arranged in such position as to occasion considerable trouble in filling the lamp, particularly since the interior of the lamp cannot be observed, and consequently when filling the lamp the illuminating oil often overflows causing a waste, which our invention aims to obviate by allowing rays of light to enter the body of the lamp, whereby the filling process of the same may be easily observed.

The detail construction entering into our invention will be hereinafter described and then specifically claimed.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lamp constructed in accordance with our invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view of a portion of the lamp illustrating the reflector or shield in elevation, and Fig. 4 is a plan of a reflector or shield holder detached from the lid of the lamp.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates the receptacle or body of a miners lamp, said body having a spout 2 upon one side thereof and a hook 3 upon the opposite side, whereby the lamp can be attached to a miners cap. The upper end of the re ceptacle or body 1 is contracted and provided with a hinge member 4 for a hinge member 5 adapted to support a lid 6 for closing the mouth of the receptacle or body.

In constructing the hinge member 5, We provide the same with an extension 7 having an angularly disposed dove-tailed tongue 8. Adapted to be soldered or otherwise secured to the tongue 8 is a reflector or shield 9 extending upwardly at an angle to the lid 6, and in a plane approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis of the spout 2. To reinforce the tongue 8, the hinge member 5 is provided with a bracket 10, which is soldered or otherwise secured to the hinge memher 5 and the tongue 8.

It is apparent that when the lid 6 is swung to an open position that the reflector or shield 9 will be carried with said lid, consequently rays of light from the lamp can enter the receptacle or body 1, and the operation of pouring oil into the same fully observed. WVith the lid in a closed position, the shield or reflector 9 serves functionally the same purpose as the shield or reflector at present carried by the spout 2 of the lamps now 111 use.

While in the drawings forming a part of this application there is illustrated the preferred embodiments of our invention, we would have it understood that the detail construction thereof can be varied or changed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described our invention what we claim as new, is

1. The combination with a miners lamp body, and a lid therefor, of a hinge-member carrying the lid and provided with an extension projecting beyond the neck of the lamp body and terminating in a tongue disposed at an angle to the extension, and a reflector secured to said tongue.

2. The combination with a miners lamp comprising a receptacle or body, of a hinge member carried thereby, a lid secured to said member, a tongue carried by said member, a

In testimony whereof we afiix our signe hires in the presence of two witnesses.

ZACHARIAH HOUGH. LESLIE F. WEAVER.

Witnesses MAX H. SRoLovnz y C. V. BROOKS. 

